NBC Olympics 2024

Weight of a nation: Olivia Reeves wins first U.S. weightlifting gold medal in 24 years

American weightlifter Olivia Reeves celebrates winning a gold medal in the women's 71kg (156 lbs.) competition.

By NBC Olympics

Published August 9, 2024 1:29 PM

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Olivia Reeves, 21, born three years after Tara Notts won Team USA’s last weightlifting gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, topped the women’s 71kg (156 lbs.) competition at the 2024 Paris Games Friday.

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